Tuesday, March 17, 2009

My latest goal has been to stop working by 9:30 no matter what. Today I stopped at 9 am watching T.V. and read before bed.

How luxurious!

Okay, this is probably the most boring post ever, but between the piano studio and writing and a couple other things, my life has been non-stop work, lately. Other than that, I haven’t even been going to movies.

I’m beat.

The latest news is I am not to get pregnant until I fix a few things with my health. So that’s put off a little bit, but I still have hope.

Right now, all I want to do is cuddle with Glenn, then go to some movies with him, then sit on a lake and read in my kayak while he fishes in his rowboat.

I’m curious: how do you unwind? When are you done for the day? How do you do the whole “after-work” routine? What do you balance work with?

Writing, as you know, is a tension-producing business.Most writers today don't drink enough, and some get into their favourite drugs or into extreme fitness to relax ,addling their poor brains or breaking their fool necks.I exercise ane exercise-- and this only jumps me up even more.

I'm having a TOUGH time with this right now. Generally I will watch some TV for a half-hour. Do a NY Times crossword puzzle for 15 minutes (if it's a DAILY not the Sunday, I can finish 1 in 15 minutes . . . Sunday's . . . forget it. LOL!). Then I read. But I have SUCH bad insomnia right now that I realize I am not getting myself into that restful state. I like Robin's idea. Maybe a book or lecture on my iPod would be a cool idea to unwind.

My after work routing usually involves 1) getting out of my uniform, 2) eating whatever comes to hand (a habit I am challenged to change before surgery), 3) plot in a chair with a book to watch tv, 4) goof off on the internet a while, 5) maybe write some.

This is a bit of an inverted pyramid from what my evenings should be. And the doc says add daily exercise, too.